PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Shooting athlete Avani Lekhara enters history books with gold
“I can't describe this feeling, I'm feeling like I'm on top of the world. It's unexplainable”
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Athletes benefit from Kit Us Out support in Japan
Nearly 30 lifters compete in Tokyo with lifting suits donated through World Para Powerlifting partnership with Great Britain-based organisation
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Refugee Paralympic Team Airbnb Online Experience inspires Tokyo youth
IIeana Rodriguez hosts Tokyo schoolchildren in exclusive Experience
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IPC pay tribute following passing of former IOC President Rogge
'It was under Jacques’s leadership that London 2012, arguably the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games, took place'
![Zhou Jingjing celebrates](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337061118.jpg)
It's a China sweep in wheelchair fencing closing day at Tokyo 2020
Chinese team won in men and women's foil team events at the Makuhari Messe, finishing with a record 20 medals overall
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Tokyo 2020 Day 6: Ones to Watch
Some of the greatest shooting para sport names, among other sports, will start competing this Monday in the Games
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Super Sunday sees fastest 100m in Paralympics and Ecuador's first gold
Salum Kashafali breaks Jason Smyth's 11-year-old mark the same day the Irish takes his fourth 100m title at the National Stadium
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Day 5 review: Wheelchair rugby shocks continue, triathlon thriller, Ecuador history
Great Britain claim a historic wheelchair rugby title, the women's triathlon saw a sprint finish and shot put world record goes long way for Ecuador
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D'Andrea wins historic powerlifting gold for Brazil
China extends domination with sixth gold and Nigeria's Bose Omolayo defends her Paralympic title on the penultimate day at the Tokyo International Forum